沙土化
English translation: land sandification/ sandification of arable land
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|  Selected response from: Daisy Zhu United Kingdom Local time: 22:58 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | land sandification/ sandification of arable land |
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| 3 +1 | desertification |
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| 沙土 sandy land |
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peer agreement (net): +1desertification Explanation: I know 'desertification' is normally '沙漠化,' but it must mean the same thing... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 52 mins (2009-09-04 01:00:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I found some sources that had "sandification." I admit I've never heard or seen this word before, but that really doesn't mean anything. Here are the links: [PDF] On Soil-Water Conservation and Ecological Environment Safety File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View sandification and desertification occur. Over the past few decades, soil wind erosion has increased our sandification land area year after year. ... www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/isco/isco12/.../OnSoil-WaterConservat... Regions at risk: Comparisons of Threatened Environments (UNU, 1995 ... In the Ordos, major forms of environmental change include sandification, ... Most of the Ih-Ju League suffers from sandification (fig. 9.4). ... nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/.../library?... British Library Direct: Dynamic Changes of Wetlands and ... Dynamic Changes of Wetlands and Sandification in the South of Musu Sandy Land. Author. Wang, X.-q. Yang, L.-a. Jiang, Y. Journal title ... direct.bl.uk/research/4D/1A/RN215206474.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 55 mins (2009-09-04 01:03:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- But all of these authors are Chinese it would seem or their sources are Chinese, so it could be a Chinese-derived invented English term... |
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3land sandification/ sandification of arable land Explanation: My understanding is that 沙土化 is not completely irreversible provided that immediate actions are taken, whilst 土地沙漠化 or 荒漠化 has more dire consequences. http://www.weiyang.gov.cn/news_show.asp?id=2450 Reference: http://en.bab.la/dictionary/english-chinese/desertification.... Reference: http://en.bab.la/dictionary/english-chinese/sandification.ht... |
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